Public Oral Defense: Gregory R. Mellas

Senior Outreach and Engagement Officers: Constructing Knowledge of an Emerging Role

Advisor: Andrew Furco

As higher education institutions have evolved to meet the changes in their environment and the expectations of their constituents and external stakeholders, new campus roles have become common across institutional types. This study seeks to deepen understanding of a new leadership role that has emerged over the past two decades: the senior outreach and engagement officer. By investigating these roles and the individuals who occupy them, this study grounds itself in the field-building body of research in higher education community engagement that has documented its growth and development, professionalization, and conceptualization of leadership roles.

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